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in california, $350 million alone. we have seen a lot of corporate influence rising their spin it amounts to less spending amounts and buy policy on th ballot. in many cases, voters have been smart enough not to take the television ads and make up their own minds. >> i want in on the question of progressive politics. president obama, first african- american elected in history now reelected. your president obama presiding over the longest war in history and afghanistan, as glen the drone war, providing over -- presiding over more deportations, among other issues. where the plan to work in these next four years? what does this mean to you and the fact the other third party candidates were so locked out of any mainstream dis? >> there is simply no way for this nation to addressed the economic crisis without addressing its global role and its imperial reach internationally [captioning made possible by democracy now!] . . they're connected, related. people have to be in the streets and the question about economic crisis, bu
in california, $350 million alone. we have seen a lot of corporate influence rising their spin it amounts to less spending amounts and buy policy on th ballot. in many cases, voters have been smart enough not to take the television ads and make up their own minds. >> i want in on the question of progressive politics. president obama, first african- american elected in history now reelected. your president obama presiding over the longest war in history and afghanistan, as glen the drone...
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the super storms we are experiencing, the dust bowl conditions of the midwest, the raging fires from california to colorado, the fate of the earth -- those who are concerned about these issues are not a fringe minority. not even a silent majority. but the silenced majority, silenced by the corporate media which is why we have to take it back. and that is a critical part of all of this. demanding that the meeting opened up and provide a forum for people to speak for themselves. i want to give an example of the first day of the democratic convention in charlotte. i was going inside -- it was about to be opened and i got a text that there would be in action right outside near the convention center. it is often more interesting to be outside than in. and this bus pulls up and it has butterflies all over it. it is the undocubus and. undocumented immigrants to get out of the bus very quickly. they were inspired by the young dreamers, the high school and college students who sat in at president obama's campaign offices demanding that the dream act be passed. they risked more than a rest. they were inc
the super storms we are experiencing, the dust bowl conditions of the midwest, the raging fires from california to colorado, the fate of the earth -- those who are concerned about these issues are not a fringe minority. not even a silent majority. but the silenced majority, silenced by the corporate media which is why we have to take it back. and that is a critical part of all of this. demanding that the meeting opened up and provide a forum for people to speak for themselves. i want to give an...
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california -- it is a noticeable and sizable difference. there were many who thought the state of maryland would be a challenge. it's a very diverse day. our opposition, continually, you look at their statements and they thought that they had maryland blocked. washington state and maryland and they thought that they had it there because they were a catholic state. but we found out is that the majority of catholics support marriage equality. for all the damages they thought they had, they no longer had. >> you know, it empowers them to move into conservative states -- is that what you're saying? >> i think that everything has to be smart and strategic. but right now we have to be smart and on the defensive. we have been winning in state legislatures across the country. winning in state and federal courts across the country. the playing field were ballot measures. in an arena where truth and facts rarely matter, they were winning. so for the first time on this one playing field where they have been banished, we are now on the offensive. so wh
california -- it is a noticeable and sizable difference. there were many who thought the state of maryland would be a challenge. it's a very diverse day. our opposition, continually, you look at their statements and they thought that they had maryland blocked. washington state and maryland and they thought that they had it there because they were a catholic state. but we found out is that the majority of catholics support marriage equality. for all the damages they thought they had, they no...
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for a while, moved to california. i was married for a while in california and then i moved to washington and i wasn't married again, and now i'm about to get married again. [laughter] so, thank you. hopefully it's the same guy. don't forget that. [laughter] >> you don't get gifts every time he there. that's problem. so i did have this very, i certainly had a personal stake in that so i was very pleasantly surprised him outside and i do think also, i want to look at this deeper but it feels to me like this time the disconnect between the power of voting and the actual voting wasn't as big as it was in the past which just the extent that people were saying different things, if that ever was true, it feels like in this race are polling suggested that was kind of the margin and we won by the margins that were fairly close to the polling and i think if that's true that's very good news for us as we go forward with this kind of thinking. i think there was a tendency to feel that we had to really get very high numbers and so
for a while, moved to california. i was married for a while in california and then i moved to washington and i wasn't married again, and now i'm about to get married again. [laughter] so, thank you. hopefully it's the same guy. don't forget that. [laughter] >> you don't get gifts every time he there. that's problem. so i did have this very, i certainly had a personal stake in that so i was very pleasantly surprised him outside and i do think also, i want to look at this deeper but it...
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re liz this has been a bastion for fund raising although california really doesn't have a lot of impact in the national presidential election it's a traditional blue state i mean president obama has raised over one hundred million dollars here in california mitt romney you know he wasn't far behind you he raised almost seventy million dollars so in that instance california is very important although is very very likely going to turn to obama but what is really happening here and there is really pushing people's buttons is that there are eleven beller initiatives in although they only affect california law some of these initiatives could potentially have some national ramifications such as one that aims to crack down on unions another one which would end the death penalty in another one which would require labeling of g.m.o. foods so well this is a definitely a democratic state it appears that there are a lot of people voting through mail which also benefits democrats although what we're seeing today is that the numbers of people actually going to the pows are smaller than they were four
re liz this has been a bastion for fund raising although california really doesn't have a lot of impact in the national presidential election it's a traditional blue state i mean president obama has raised over one hundred million dollars here in california mitt romney you know he wasn't far behind you he raised almost seventy million dollars so in that instance california is very important although is very very likely going to turn to obama but what is really happening here and there is really...
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. ♪ [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer, and san francisco, california, and this is "viewpoint." this is a scene we've witnessed before and one we'll watch for four more years after a tumultuous campaign and one long night, the president along with his wife and daughter returned home to the white house this evening. the power of the presidency is making itself felt in other parts of dc where a fear of possible economic collapse is a recurring theme. speaker of the house john boehner seem interested in a compromise with democrats that could keep the country from plunging off the so-called fiscal cliff. while florida is still official officially too close to call even without its 29 collect 29 electoral college votes mr. obama won with a hefty 303 electoral votes but a mere 53% of the popular votes begging the question, was it a mandate or a draw. the president promised to reach out to leaders of both parties. speaker boehner appeared to be ready to take him up on his offer with hundreds of billions in tax hikes that could tank the economy, boehner staked out t
. ♪ [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> eliot: good evening i'm eliot spitzer, and san francisco, california, and this is "viewpoint." this is a scene we've witnessed before and one we'll watch for four more years after a tumultuous campaign and one long night, the president along with his wife and daughter returned home to the white house this evening. the power of the presidency is making itself felt in other parts of dc where a fear of possible economic collapse is a recurring...
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here in the state of california republican registration has dipped below 30% for the first tame. they're quickly becoming a permanent minority party. they've completely missed the boat on immigration. we're a country of immigrants. the majority of people regardless of their political affiliation think that immigration is good for this country, and it revitalizes this country. mitt romney in that tea party far-right element, he's loseing support rapidly among latino voters. just from 2008 to this election cycle, there are 2.4 million more u.s.-born hispanic who credit "v" come of voting age. that's a 26% increase overall in latino voters since the 2008 election. and they fully makeup almost 9% of the electorate nationwide. so they will be in many instance instances, determining what the outcome of these elections will be. >> eliot: look you're right not only on the substance you and i have had this conversation many times prior months on this show and off you're right. on the political level i'm surprised that mitt romney made the decision to run back to the middle, but made it to
here in the state of california republican registration has dipped below 30% for the first tame. they're quickly becoming a permanent minority party. they've completely missed the boat on immigration. we're a country of immigrants. the majority of people regardless of their political affiliation think that immigration is good for this country, and it revitalizes this country. mitt romney in that tea party far-right element, he's loseing support rapidly among latino voters. just from 2008 to...
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please say lawrence jones executed two co-workers in california and when did to others before taking his own life. the california man behind an anti islam video that sparked local protest has been sentenced to a year in prison. and wednesday, he was ordered to spend 12 months behind bars for violating the terms of his probation from a prior conviction following a 2010 check fraud conviction, he was not allowed to use the internet. under the alias of sam basseley, he produced the "innocence of muslims" which produced outrage in muslim countries after been circulated online. hundreds of people gathered at the university of mississippi wednesday to denounce racism on campus. it was one day after heated protest against president obama's re-election. after the results were announced tuesday night, a crowd of several hundred gathered in anger with some reportedly shouting racial slurs. at least two people were arrested. with the 2012 election in the books, the price tag for combined spending by federal candidates, their parties and outside groups like super pacs totals more than $6 billion
please say lawrence jones executed two co-workers in california and when did to others before taking his own life. the california man behind an anti islam video that sparked local protest has been sentenced to a year in prison. and wednesday, he was ordered to spend 12 months behind bars for violating the terms of his probation from a prior conviction following a 2010 check fraud conviction, he was not allowed to use the internet. under the alias of sam basseley, he produced the "innocence...
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women are empowered in california. i also want to acknowledge that although our members are great here, two of our colleagues have gone on to the senate. senator elect tammy baldwin [applause] senator elect mazie hirono. only the second woman of color to serve in the senate. that is very exciting. unfortunately we do not have kathy hochul this next congress, but the future is soon coming upon -- we know they will be making a great public contribution. so here we are. we are still finishing up some of our campaigns. we are very proud of the success -- as you see here today. why is it important for us to make this statement of the strength of women in the congress of the united states? the house democratic women? because this is where the hopes and dreams of american families are. they may not know that, they may not know one party from the next and the rest, but we now that without roza deluaro we would not have the lilly ledbetter paycheck fairness act. without gwen moore would not have the violence against women act p
women are empowered in california. i also want to acknowledge that although our members are great here, two of our colleagues have gone on to the senate. senator elect tammy baldwin [applause] senator elect mazie hirono. only the second woman of color to serve in the senate. that is very exciting. unfortunately we do not have kathy hochul this next congress, but the future is soon coming upon -- we know they will be making a great public contribution. so here we are. we are still finishing up...
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california is such a big population state. if they do approve this, it could theoretically force food producers to use of labeling and all states but california is such a big chunk of their market. because of that potential for a national impact of seen unbelievable amounts of money pouring into this initiative, on both sides. host: arkansas, you are on. caller: out like to make a comment on medical marijuana. i think they should pass it or find a way to deflate the penalties involved. because so many people here have gotten into the prison system. and i think that it should be legalized. and i also voted for the casinos. i think that gambling should be brought into arkansas because i think that the taxpayers' money is leaving the state and going to mississippi, tennessee, places like that. so that is one of the things i felt was important to move arkansas forward. host: sheila from connecticut, on our line for independents. caller: hello. i wanted to say that there are none so blind as those who cannot see. my question is --
california is such a big population state. if they do approve this, it could theoretically force food producers to use of labeling and all states but california is such a big chunk of their market. because of that potential for a national impact of seen unbelievable amounts of money pouring into this initiative, on both sides. host: arkansas, you are on. caller: out like to make a comment on medical marijuana. i think they should pass it or find a way to deflate the penalties involved. because...
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and the middle class has been exiting california more than the rich. the hollywood guys and silicon valley folks can afford taxes, but the middle class employed by small businesses that end up moving to nevada, idaho, and elsewhere. so, colin, let's talk about michigan which you've been following and you've got the -- the battle over the collective bargaining, making collective bargaining a constitutional right in the state. and then there's a battle for the supreme court, too. are the unions going to win these two? >> you know, paul, a lot has changed in the past week and i don't think they're going to win it. it's looking tough, but right now about 52% of voters are saying they oppose the efforts to enshrine this propose significan proposition 2, the more people are learning, the more people are learning how ridiculous it is. and as for the michigan supreme court, this effort to get rid of two of the conservative justices on the court is drawing attention as well. part of get out the vote a way for unions to say, hey if we manage to get the collectiv
and the middle class has been exiting california more than the rich. the hollywood guys and silicon valley folks can afford taxes, but the middle class employed by small businesses that end up moving to nevada, idaho, and elsewhere. so, colin, let's talk about michigan which you've been following and you've got the -- the battle over the collective bargaining, making collective bargaining a constitutional right in the state. and then there's a battle for the supreme court, too. are the unions...
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not just majorities in california, but super majorities. wherein, if the republicans don't turn up, any of them, any day at work, nothing will be different in california. they're completely legislatively irrelevant. alan west lost a seat. more women got elected to the u.s. senate than at any time in u.s. history. the republican presidential nominee and vice presidential nominee both lost their home states. missouri and montana and west virginia chose democratic governors. west virginia chose its first gay state legislature. so did north dakota. west virginia and north dakota? yeah, seriously. joe lieberman's old seat went to a real democrat in connecticut. the proportion of young people voting compared to 2008, it went up. same with african-americans, up from 2008. same with latinos, up from 2008, not down, up. if you are a liberal or if you are rooting for the democrats, last night was a very, very, very big night. and, oh, yeah, this happened. president barack obama, yes, will go down in history as our nation's first african-american pres
not just majorities in california, but super majorities. wherein, if the republicans don't turn up, any of them, any day at work, nothing will be different in california. they're completely legislatively irrelevant. alan west lost a seat. more women got elected to the u.s. senate than at any time in u.s. history. the republican presidential nominee and vice presidential nominee both lost their home states. missouri and montana and west virginia chose democratic governors. west virginia chose...
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it is interim basically northbound california. this will make its way and tomorrow and you will really notice the cool air. we're not talking about a lot rain but this arctic air is corn to really chill things out over the next couple of days. our future cast shows the showers and maybe thunderstorms will be on thursday. we will be right back. we are the sons and daughters of farmers who made cheese; the keepers of the loafs. the people who will never lower the bar. our world started in deep green grass and rain and the hills and the waves and the big, tall trees of tillamook, oregon. we make cheese of an exquisite standard and we live in a special place... where pure and good were invented. >> the dow jones is now down to 96. can you say that this is at stake bed due to the president ben reflectebeing reeg reflective. >>we elected. and we elecreele >> we're also hearing that they do not believe that this is a 1 to today paying. i do not think so. >> the earnings were pretty good this ear. the low interest rates will remain in pla
it is interim basically northbound california. this will make its way and tomorrow and you will really notice the cool air. we're not talking about a lot rain but this arctic air is corn to really chill things out over the next couple of days. our future cast shows the showers and maybe thunderstorms will be on thursday. we will be right back. we are the sons and daughters of farmers who made cheese; the keepers of the loafs. the people who will never lower the bar. our world started in deep...
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to wrap up the live shot, we have rolled live on one of the romney motor cade and off to englewood, california and if the lighting is back for tv perfectionist. the sun is low in the sky and we are taking a lot of corners and we are bathed in sun light and shade and assistants trying to keep the shadows off of us is a great yoeman's effort. >> you always shine from inside out carl. and there is a delay because you are in a moving vehicle we appreciate the report tonight, thank you. now, we'll go to team obama in a weekend campaign blitz and the president campaigning with john melan camp in the swing staste iowa. speaking i recaller today . he jabbed governor romney's plans for the white house. >> governor romney, now is a very talented salsman, and so in this campaign he's trying hard as he can to repackage the same old ideas that didn't work and offer them up as change. >> chief white house correspondant ed henry is in dubuque, they have met both candidates today. >> and that's right. it gives you the outside influence of iowa here. romney came here to a small town in a small state and the pr
to wrap up the live shot, we have rolled live on one of the romney motor cade and off to englewood, california and if the lighting is back for tv perfectionist. the sun is low in the sky and we are taking a lot of corners and we are bathed in sun light and shade and assistants trying to keep the shadows off of us is a great yoeman's effort. >> you always shine from inside out carl. and there is a delay because you are in a moving vehicle we appreciate the report tonight, thank you. now,...
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they have 38 electoral votes, second only to california. along with louisiana, home to a top romney ally, governor bobby jindal and a key component. >> bret: kansas goes to romney. >> megyn: 6 electoral votes. and north dakota who has had booming years thanks to the the discovery of oil reserves. >> megyn: and south dakota, home of george mcgovern who died last month. >> bret: and wyoming, the home state of dick cheney, will go to mitt romney. >> megyn: romney will also win four of the five electoral votes in nebraska. that's the only other state besides maine that splits its electoral votes. in 2008 president obama won one vote. this time around it's too soon to say who will win that last vote. >> bret: fox news also can now project that president obama will win new york here in new york, a democratic stronghold that struggled to conduct today's election actually because of the results and effects of hurricane sandy. but they managed to do it and president obama won. >> they are letting folks go into any polling station to cast their ballo
they have 38 electoral votes, second only to california. along with louisiana, home to a top romney ally, governor bobby jindal and a key component. >> bret: kansas goes to romney. >> megyn: 6 electoral votes. and north dakota who has had booming years thanks to the the discovery of oil reserves. >> megyn: and south dakota, home of george mcgovern who died last month. >> bret: and wyoming, the home state of dick cheney, will go to mitt romney. >> megyn: romney will...
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california also won in props eight. there are many who thought maryland would be a challenge because we did not have the same amount of time. it is 81st date. our opposition thought they had maryland law. washington state and maryland -- strong catholic states. they thought they had it there because it was a catholic state. majority of catholics support marriage equality. all of the advantages they thought they had they no longer have. >> are you in power to try to move into more conservative states? >> we have to be smart strategically. we have the other side on the defensive for the first time. we have been winning in sleet -- state legislators across the country. state and federal courts. the playing field they have the advantage on where ballot measures. putting up the rights of minority in an arena where truth and facts never matter and they were winning. for the first time on this one playing field when they had the advantage, we are on the offensive -- we are on the offensive and they are on the defensive. our re
california also won in props eight. there are many who thought maryland would be a challenge because we did not have the same amount of time. it is 81st date. our opposition thought they had maryland law. washington state and maryland -- strong catholic states. they thought they had it there because it was a catholic state. majority of catholics support marriage equality. all of the advantages they thought they had they no longer have. >> are you in power to try to move into more...
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i was just thinking about that yesterday in california. look at any -- it's like gay rights or any -- when it's the right thing to do you know, when it is all about human beings, i'm telling you -- it used to be okay to talk like that, remember? >> caller: pete wilson should % have had a latino mate like arnold. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: yeah, it was a bad day for the haters. latino vote devastated the gop even worse than the exit polls showed. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: obama won by an aye-popping 75-23 margin. the exit poll of 71%. that is huge. >> huge! >> huge! >> stephanie: in colorado latinos went for the president by 87% to 10. >> wee. >> stephanie: and the pole director says this makes known the latino giant is wide awake, cranky and taking names. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> stephanie: let's go to gail in syracuse. >> caller: hi steph. >> stephanie: hi. >> caller: i am so excited. last night was the first time i slept since, you know, our president won the election. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: what i wa
i was just thinking about that yesterday in california. look at any -- it's like gay rights or any -- when it's the right thing to do you know, when it is all about human beings, i'm telling you -- it used to be okay to talk like that, remember? >> caller: pete wilson should % have had a latino mate like arnold. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: yeah, it was a bad day for the haters. latino vote devastated the gop even worse than the exit polls showed. [♪ "world news tonight"...
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for a while, moved to california. i was married for a while in california and then i moved to washington and i wasn't married again. and now, i'm about to get married again. [laughter] thank you. >> hopefully to the same guy. [laughter] don't forget that. >> you don't gets gifts every time either. that's the problem. so i did have this very, i certainly had a personal thing in that so i was very pleasantly surprised on that side and i do think that also, i want to look at this, but it feels to me like this time the disconnect between the prior polling in the actual voting wasn't as big as it has in the pass which past which suggests to the extent that people were saying kind of different things to survey takers than they were, if that ever was true, it feels like in this race are polling rejected that which was the margin and we won by the margin close to the polling. i think if that is true that is very good news for us as we go forward with this kind of thing. i think there was a tendency for us to have to feel that
for a while, moved to california. i was married for a while in california and then i moved to washington and i wasn't married again. and now, i'm about to get married again. [laughter] thank you. >> hopefully to the same guy. [laughter] don't forget that. >> you don't gets gifts every time either. that's the problem. so i did have this very, i certainly had a personal thing in that so i was very pleasantly surprised on that side and i do think that also, i want to look at this, but...
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his wife mary bono mack lost her re-election bid to represent california, the palm springs area. it's believed the first time a husband and wife have lost congressional races on the same night, shep. >> shepard: all right. mike emanuel. mike, love you man. but it might be time for a day off. >> thank you, sir. accept shep maybe tomorrow. i don't know. tell somebody. all right? >> all right. we'll do. >> shepard: they will understand. mike, thanks. governor mitt romney's wife ann has said he absolutely will not run for the presidency again but today staffers are not saying what the governor's next move will be after he lost his second race for the white house. carl cammeron has been covering the campaign and is live in boston now. we are already seeing some monday morning quarterbacking. what a shock. >> sure. when a party loses, this is what happens. it happened back in 2008 when john mccain lost. the republic party looked close at itself and now it's doing the same thing in the wake of mitt romney's defeat. it doesn't take much to understand why look at the numbers in key consti
his wife mary bono mack lost her re-election bid to represent california, the palm springs area. it's believed the first time a husband and wife have lost congressional races on the same night, shep. >> shepard: all right. mike emanuel. mike, love you man. but it might be time for a day off. >> thank you, sir. accept shep maybe tomorrow. i don't know. tell somebody. all right? >> all right. we'll do. >> shepard: they will understand. mike, thanks. governor mitt romney's...
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why is prop 33 good for active military folks in california? >> well, here in california, we have what is call would a persistency discount. if you have a autoinsurance with a carrier for a long period of time you get a discount. if that coverage lapses, you lose the discount and it is not portable and you can't take to other companies. if you are in the military and don't need a car in afghanistan, you come back to california, you have lost that discount. prop 33 was written by an army major in large part to help the military by insuring that one, if you are in the military and deploy over seas, you don't lose persistency discount. >> if i miss a payment and deployed over seas, the policy will not be cancel would and i will not lose the discount, that is the point. >> the policy will not be cancelled and you will not lose the discount. it doesn't only benefit the military but we are in tough economic times and you can miss up to three payments because of the economy and still not lose the persistency discount and if you lose your job or laid o
why is prop 33 good for active military folks in california? >> well, here in california, we have what is call would a persistency discount. if you have a autoinsurance with a carrier for a long period of time you get a discount. if that coverage lapses, you lose the discount and it is not portable and you can't take to other companies. if you are in the military and don't need a car in afghanistan, you come back to california, you have lost that discount. prop 33 was written by an army...
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death penalty, still allowed in california. 2, it looks like they passed a tax measure to make california the most taxed state in the union. so that's controversial here in california. a bit of a surprise, considering the economy here in the golden state isn't the best. but you mention the process, the ballot process across the country. yes, definitely, same-sex marriage and marijuana both faired very well at the ballot box. maine passed it, as well as maryland and washington, all passing referendums, allowing for same-sex marriage. they legalized it again in maine, maryland and washington, and an amendment to vote against it in minnesota is too close to call at this hour. meantime, to the medical marijuana front, we know that two big states here that passed the medical marijuana were -- lost you here, montana. and in oregon, it's failing. the interesting vote with marijuana was the fact that colorado and washington allowed it to be passed in any instance. one ounce in colorado is theoretically legal for anybody. california was the first to pass medical marijuana, way back when, washingto
death penalty, still allowed in california. 2, it looks like they passed a tax measure to make california the most taxed state in the union. so that's controversial here in california. a bit of a surprise, considering the economy here in the golden state isn't the best. but you mention the process, the ballot process across the country. yes, definitely, same-sex marriage and marijuana both faired very well at the ballot box. maine passed it, as well as maryland and washington, all passing...
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california used to be part of a so-called republican lock. so, you know states change. any given point they're going to be some small subset of states where it is closely argued but over time i think maybe all the states get a chance in the spotlight. jenna: change is the only constant, right? >> exactly. jenna: imagine an election about issues. >> we can't have that. jenna: we have a lot more to talk about. we already do, walter, great to have you on set with us. jon? jon: well it is all about the swing states in the race for the white house. we are now minutes away from president obama's rally in wisconsin. you're looking live at madison, wisconsin. guess who is on stage, the boss, bruce string steen. this comes amid controversy over comments the president made in another battleground state. telling voters there voting is the best revenge. governor romney has an answer to that, we'll take a fair around balanced looks coming up i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked a
california used to be part of a so-called republican lock. so, you know states change. any given point they're going to be some small subset of states where it is closely argued but over time i think maybe all the states get a chance in the spotlight. jenna: change is the only constant, right? >> exactly. jenna: imagine an election about issues. >> we can't have that. jenna: we have a lot more to talk about. we already do, walter, great to have you on set with us. jon? jon: well it...
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in california. not many people found a corporate tax to bring in one billion for business taken and entrepreneurs outside of the state who want to do business in the state. explain this? >> california is in a fiscal mess and they will raise taxes. and i am a company based in new york and i do business in california. california is now going to tax me california profit's tax even though i am a new york based business. they are spreading the tax net to companies based out of state. >> brian: governor brown went to college campus to get support for this. he got it. >> california is in a financial mess and they raised taxes and passed proposition 30 that reallies taxes again. >>rian: now you will not do business there. >> california reelected president obama by a 20 point margin because they want a bailout. they think the second obama term will bail them out of their financial problemms. they are raising taxes leftt, right and and pushing businesses out of the state and they want a bailout and i think at
in california. not many people found a corporate tax to bring in one billion for business taken and entrepreneurs outside of the state who want to do business in the state. explain this? >> california is in a fiscal mess and they will raise taxes. and i am a company based in new york and i do business in california. california is now going to tax me california profit's tax even though i am a new york based business. they are spreading the tax net to companies based out of state. >>...
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eric in california. >> caller: good morning stephanie. good morning, good morning. >> caller: you guys are so awesome. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: 2004, remember the day of the election, i had this terrible pit in my stomach. i knew there was something wrong. i woke up the next morning first day i heard you and i have been a loyal fan since. you guys are awesome. you get all of the credit for this election. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: people like you are true heroes. >> stephanie: i will take it. thank you. >> caller: fox news knowingly lies to the american public. they are the devil -- you guys are heroes. you're awesome. >> we don't engage in hyperbole at all. >> stephanie: yeah. that would take a lot -- my idea too. auto bailout my idea, too. take credit for that. 29 minutes after the hour. right back with congressman john yarmouth on "the stephanie miller show." >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. do you share the sense of outrage that they're doing this, this corruption based on corruption based on corru
eric in california. >> caller: good morning stephanie. good morning, good morning. >> caller: you guys are so awesome. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: 2004, remember the day of the election, i had this terrible pit in my stomach. i knew there was something wrong. i woke up the next morning first day i heard you and i have been a loyal fan since. you guys are awesome. you get all of the credit for this election. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: people...
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because we are getting a little ray of sunshine coming from california perhaps. this is a scene of utility trucks being loaded in california on military cargo planes and being brought to the new york area. so that is the kind of thing we need to see. we are, everybody in the area will be greatful for that help. there is talk there should be gasoline trucks like that, brought to alleviate some pressure on the gas situation in the area which would go a long way to ease tensions as well. so, great picture there, huh? bill: think about that. they were taking utility trucks from alabama and driving them in here pretomorrow. -- prestorm. after the storm therm coming from missouri and other states, a thousand plus miles away from new york and new jersey. put them on transport planes. gives you a sense of amount of need even today. martha: these are the most densely populated states in the country. i think new jersey is most densely populated state in the country. it is a small state with a lot of people in it. it is feeling pretty cloud crowded. bill: you have the elect
because we are getting a little ray of sunshine coming from california perhaps. this is a scene of utility trucks being loaded in california on military cargo planes and being brought to the new york area. so that is the kind of thing we need to see. we are, everybody in the area will be greatful for that help. there is talk there should be gasoline trucks like that, brought to alleviate some pressure on the gas situation in the area which would go a long way to ease tensions as well. so, great...
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we're not a huge state like california or florida or new york. $82 million. and $52 million of that money was spent by outside groups. not the campaigns themselves. tim kaine had pointed comments about that. >> and so here's what it means, folks. here's what it means. our victory tonight proves that it's the number of people who stand with you. not the number of zeros behind a check. that decide elections in the united states of america. >> one more thing i want to tell you about what happened here in richmond last night. while tim kaine was speaking, the vote totals changed in the presidential race. as tim kaine started speaking it looked like mitt romney was going to carry virginia and during his speech, the totals came up. there was never any announcement from him that obama had won. would you roll the video? i want to show you what happened. people started checking their smart phones and started -- word started spreading person-to-person. and instead of a cheer breaking out for president obama. it was sort of one on one hugging. person-to-person in the cr
we're not a huge state like california or florida or new york. $82 million. and $52 million of that money was spent by outside groups. not the campaigns themselves. tim kaine had pointed comments about that. >> and so here's what it means, folks. here's what it means. our victory tonight proves that it's the number of people who stand with you. not the number of zeros behind a check. that decide elections in the united states of america. >> one more thing i want to tell you about...
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so women are empowered in california. i want to acknowledge that although our numbers are great here, two of our colleagues have gone onto the senate. senator-elect tammy baldwin. and senator-elect hirono. so that's pretty exciting. and unfortunately, we won't have kathy hoke will and betty sutton in the next congress, but the future is coming upon us and they will be making a great public contribution. so here we are. in the past week since the election, we are still finishing up our campaign. we are proud of the success, as i said yesterday and as you see here today. why is it important for us to make this statement of the strength of women in the congress of the united states? the house democratic women? because this is where the hopes and dreams of america's families are riding. they may not know that. they may not know one party from the next and the rest. but we know that without rosa delauro, we wouldn't vr lilly ledbetter and the pay fairness act. without gwen moore, we would not have the vial ns against women act
so women are empowered in california. i want to acknowledge that although our numbers are great here, two of our colleagues have gone onto the senate. senator-elect tammy baldwin. and senator-elect hirono. so that's pretty exciting. and unfortunately, we won't have kathy hoke will and betty sutton in the next congress, but the future is coming upon us and they will be making a great public contribution. so here we are. in the past week since the election, we are still finishing up our campaign....
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. >> bill: and california. got the big states. >> i'm taking -- >> bill: he hope we voted yes on measure 7 to allow gambling in maryland? >> i'm going to vote today. i'm taking my 7-year-old with me to go vote. he's never been so we're going to go. >> bill: let him punch the buttons. >> i think i might. [ laughter ] don't tell anybody though. >> bill: he can probably make as intelligent a decision as you could. >> he's better informed. >> bill: and you know, we're going to look forward here. we're looking forward. thinking positive. we're look forward to four more years of barack obama. we also have to look backward and chuckle at some of the highlights of this campaign. there have been -- think back. >> it has been insane. i was just thinking on my way in this morning -- >> bill: we were in south carolina. >> less than a year ago. so much has happened. >> bill: we remember some of the high points of this campaign. we'll bring them to you. newt gingrich, he was number one for some time and he had some pretty fa
. >> bill: and california. got the big states. >> i'm taking -- >> bill: he hope we voted yes on measure 7 to allow gambling in maryland? >> i'm going to vote today. i'm taking my 7-year-old with me to go vote. he's never been so we're going to go. >> bill: let him punch the buttons. >> i think i might. [ laughter ] don't tell anybody though. >> bill: he can probably make as intelligent a decision as you could. >> he's better informed. >>...
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and we have live team coverage for you this morning, phil keating is down in california, and we start with mike tobin in columbus, ohio, many still say voters there, mike, will decide of course, who actually wins this election and how it comes back to ohio. >> right. >> certainly does, that's why you have the candidates making the mad final dash in the buckeye state and both of them and the first lady made appearances yesterday. the obama campaign goes into the home stretch enjoying a significant lead in early voting returns, but the romney campaign says it's not as significant as the lead he held over john mccain in this same time frame. they believe they can make up the difference on election day, so, you have both sides going into the home stretch here extremely energized, the ground game, microtargeting of voters, personal contact is unlike anything you've seen in previous campaigns, we caught up with the group, americans for prosperity as they were mobilizing en masse and heading out into the neighborhoods. generally what you see with all of these door knock efforts is a mobiliza
and we have live team coverage for you this morning, phil keating is down in california, and we start with mike tobin in columbus, ohio, many still say voters there, mike, will decide of course, who actually wins this election and how it comes back to ohio. >> right. >> certainly does, that's why you have the candidates making the mad final dash in the buckeye state and both of them and the first lady made appearances yesterday. the obama campaign goes into the home stretch enjoying...
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nbc news is projecting yes to the california question no. 3, which is on medical marijuana. >> there are so many things to talk about. washington post apologized for prematurely saying elizabeth warren would win. >> let's talk about the tammy baldwin victory. that was hugely significant. all of us remember her role at the center of support for community uprising against scott walker, and when you combine that kind of pushed back of so many of us witness and her courageous position of that in the sense of aligning herself with not just the trade unions, who have showed up with tremendous support on her behalf, but also grass-roots groups, but young gay and lesbian organizations that got under covered in their role but played a big part. she is somebody who has been debated in this race. the propaganda groups tried to pick up on video she recorded on gay pride day and say, what an enforcer of trends gender behavior she is. she stood up and said, i am for defending the rights of the vulnerable to fight back, whether it is defending when men, -- defended women, maintaining a means of neg
nbc news is projecting yes to the california question no. 3, which is on medical marijuana. >> there are so many things to talk about. washington post apologized for prematurely saying elizabeth warren would win. >> let's talk about the tammy baldwin victory. that was hugely significant. all of us remember her role at the center of support for community uprising against scott walker, and when you combine that kind of pushed back of so many of us witness and her courageous position...
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there are races within 200 votes right now in california. when they meet this will be on the agenda and should be on the agenda. remember two ways to disinfranchise people. we want that. and another way to be disinfranchised someone who shouldn't be voting cancelled your vote out. >> the book who's counting and how they put your vote at risk. thank you, john. >> gretchen: how many of you think you are better off now than four years ago. stunning worry from the exit polls. one thing that works for president obama. and he's up next . ♪ >> tonight, more than 200 yearrs after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the path of perfecting our union moves forward. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soot
there are races within 200 votes right now in california. when they meet this will be on the agenda and should be on the agenda. remember two ways to disinfranchise people. we want that. and another way to be disinfranchised someone who shouldn't be voting cancelled your vote out. >> the book who's counting and how they put your vote at risk. thank you, john. >> gretchen: how many of you think you are better off now than four years ago. stunning worry from the exit polls. one thing...
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this was is largest jackpot ever, but, california is not one of them. the previous top powerball prize was $365 million won in 2006 by a group of conagra group of food workers in lincoln, nebraska, and you can bet they are not working anymore. >> no, but we are not getting a chance unless we drive to oregon, nevada or arizona. so, if you are going there, you may want to pick up a ticket. >>> but in sports the warriors look for a home in minnesota. >> and stanford make as bit a of team history and is still in the hunt for a pack 10 title. >>> good morning, everyone. in stanford football history no team has ever beaten three ranked teams three weeks in a row until last night. stefon taylor cias in from 1 yard out. 36-yards shy behind sanford's rushing record. on the ensuing kick-off, the ball is popped loose. picks up the loose ball and runs it in for another stanford touchdown. the cardinals win 35-17. they will face ucla friday for the pack 12 title. notre dame looking to punch their ticket against usc. notre dame withins it 22-13. the fighting irish ar
this was is largest jackpot ever, but, california is not one of them. the previous top powerball prize was $365 million won in 2006 by a group of conagra group of food workers in lincoln, nebraska, and you can bet they are not working anymore. >> no, but we are not getting a chance unless we drive to oregon, nevada or arizona. so, if you are going there, you may want to pick up a ticket. >>> but in sports the warriors look for a home in minnesota. >> and stanford make as...
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a california highway patrol officer had no choice but to use his patrol car. the roadways so narrow not even a tow truck could make it through. he watched as the driver of the van spun out creating the chain reaction. >> they drive too fast especially around these curves here. any liquid on the pavement you are going to spin out. >> reporter: he watches the traffic all day from the windows of his restaurant. >> i have seen it all, cars flippeover, the helipad in the back. all the time, dry, wet. people are getting flown out of here. >> reporter: a retired san francisco police officer says he sees it, too. >> the chps are never sitting here for more than four minutes because this road makes people crazy. they drive too fast. they don't pay attention to the conditions. >> reporter: the conditions were rainy, foggy and windy einf to bring down part of the tree. a different van lost control and flipped on to its side on highway 87. drivers can blame the rain but that is not it. >> the number one problem is the driver. people driving really fast thinking that they
a california highway patrol officer had no choice but to use his patrol car. the roadways so narrow not even a tow truck could make it through. he watched as the driver of the van spun out creating the chain reaction. >> they drive too fast especially around these curves here. any liquid on the pavement you are going to spin out. >> reporter: he watches the traffic all day from the windows of his restaurant. >> i have seen it all, cars flippeover, the helipad in the back. all...
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education matters and we stand for california. thank you, thank you very much. >> so the state superintendent , talk about somebody who is very anxious to inned foo the results results -- to find the results of this proposition. he also told me if this pleasure pleasure -- this measure does not pass, be sure that several districts will go bankrupt. also on the ballot was proposition thirtd 8, another education-related proposition behind that one. she issued a statement a short time ago. molly said transformational changes take time, and we are committed to staying the course until our state truly does tackle the school funding crisis. we know now has failed. we are waiting for the governor to show up, governor brown. i understand he is in the hotel in sacramento he will address many of the supporters. i am live in sacramento. lyanne melendez, abc news. >> thank you so much. >> lyanne was talking about proposition 38 which has been declared defeated. here are the numbers. no votes 74%. >> now looking at proposition 34. this is the
education matters and we stand for california. thank you, thank you very much. >> so the state superintendent , talk about somebody who is very anxious to inned foo the results results -- to find the results of this proposition. he also told me if this pleasure pleasure -- this measure does not pass, be sure that several districts will go bankrupt. also on the ballot was proposition thirtd 8, another education-related proposition behind that one. she issued a statement a short time ago....
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es came to orange county to serve and to enjoy the california lifestyle. he'll leave as a convicted felon for participating in the robbery of a medical marijuana delivery man and presumably with considerably less hair. >> that's me right there. all dreaded out. didn't have my glasses. uldn't see a thing. i came in with no shoes and a tank top. ah, yeah. i was little -- i was pretty stoned, yeah. >> drug use had led to problems for gonzales before his arrest as well. >> like seventh or eighth grade, i started smoking a little bit of pot, and then i started doing a lot of psychedelics more than smoking weed and then i got placed into an outpatient rehab facility for the first time. it didn't work. i relapsed. i was losing jobs. i was failing school and not doing that well. i barely graduated. >> now three months into his one-year sentence, gonzales is siting room at orange county's theo lacy jail facility. his mother, who asked that we not reveal her face, has just flown in from his home state of minnesota. >> hi, son. >> hello. >> oh, my gosh. this is the f
es came to orange county to serve and to enjoy the california lifestyle. he'll leave as a convicted felon for participating in the robbery of a medical marijuana delivery man and presumably with considerably less hair. >> that's me right there. all dreaded out. didn't have my glasses. uldn't see a thing. i came in with no shoes and a tank top. ah, yeah. i was little -- i was pretty stoned, yeah. >> drug use had led to problems for gonzales before his arrest as well. >> like...
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once the polls close on the west coast,ip cluding california, -- including california we are expecting a lot of this it turn blue. two70 votes needed to take it. romney 155 and president barack obama with 149. in an hour once the polls close here in california we are more that means these battleground states are more crucial. wanted to let you know within the last few minutes, new hampshire, as you take a look here it want to president barack obama. you look at the results you can see 55% for president barack obama compared to romney's 45%. and there are other key battleground states that are really important. >> we are still watching ohio, that is -- that is really the most important state right now. we are at about 45% of the precincts in ohio has been counted. not half yet. right now president barack obama does have a lead in ohio. 51% to 49% for romney. we are hearing reports from ohio that the president is doing very well in the places he was expected to do well but he is doing well in south central ohio and he is, in fact, doing better than expected there. but it is not over yet.
once the polls close on the west coast,ip cluding california, -- including california we are expecting a lot of this it turn blue. two70 votes needed to take it. romney 155 and president barack obama with 149. in an hour once the polls close here in california we are more that means these battleground states are more crucial. wanted to let you know within the last few minutes, new hampshire, as you take a look here it want to president barack obama. you look at the results you can see 55% for...
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here is california's 30th district. habra german is ahead of howard berman. 59% going to sherman at this point. in iowa, hit a republican is leading. and ohio's 16th. the republican is ahead of "sutton, a democrat. california's 44th district representative, 62% of the vote. congresswoman laura richardson, the democrat as well. 45% of the vote against jeff landry, trimming with 30% of the vote. find out about all the latest race results on our website, c- span.org. >> we will continue with your phone calls as we await mitt romney and the president speaking before, their respective supporters. we have a call on the democrat'' line. did you vote today? what were the lines like? what was the turnaround? >> it was pretty good. it was pretty smooth. everybody went in there positive. basically everyone out here voted for obama. including myself. i would like to shed some light that the last four years was not obama's fault. look at the hand he was built. he stepped into, you know, a big hole. he actually did open some doors, b
here is california's 30th district. habra german is ahead of howard berman. 59% going to sherman at this point. in iowa, hit a republican is leading. and ohio's 16th. the republican is ahead of "sutton, a democrat. california's 44th district representative, 62% of the vote. congresswoman laura richardson, the democrat as well. 45% of the vote against jeff landry, trimming with 30% of the vote. find out about all the latest race results on our website, c- span.org. >> we will continue...
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thanks so much for coming on everyone so let's start with you i mean i was devastated as a california girl to find out about the g.m.o. labeling failing in california when paul nationwide ninety percent of americans wanted some what happened. that can be answered with just one word monsanto they spent millions of dollars trying to defeat this ballot initiative along with chemical companies dupont and they wanted to do have nothing to do with this label initiative like you said it had a lot of favor ability early on in the polls but just this massive amount of negative ads claiming that it was going to boost grocery cause for the average family really had a strong effect and at a time when there's a lot of ballots or there's a lot of initiatives on the ballot people really didn't have a lot of time to go and do their own research and they were confused by this a lot of them voted no but supporters of proposition thirty seven say they are giving the they're glad that this did get the discussion going about jim mose and they will likely be trying other ballot initiatives like these and o
thanks so much for coming on everyone so let's start with you i mean i was devastated as a california girl to find out about the g.m.o. labeling failing in california when paul nationwide ninety percent of americans wanted some what happened. that can be answered with just one word monsanto they spent millions of dollars trying to defeat this ballot initiative along with chemical companies dupont and they wanted to do have nothing to do with this label initiative like you said it had a lot of...
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california voters considered ending the death that measure is losing in california. in florida voters have rejecte constitutio with 98% of precincts repo digits, by rgin in michig@ are deciding whether to appeal the emergency allowing them to take over financially troubled cities. something we have covered extensively over the past couple of years.majority of michigan voters want to repeal that emergency manager law. that emergency manager law i ought thauz was the single most rod call piece of legislation that was put into place. not just proposed a place after a republica takeover. the emergency management law was a dramatic strengthening of previous laws in the state, essentially allowing the and ovhele whoever you v overruleofficials. they could step inoverseer and ff the assets with nobody in the town having any say over it that is on its way to repeal in mian right now with a majority of precincts reporting. although there's definitive oh on that one yet. the very excited happy seen tha you see here are in ch this crowd of obama supporters awaits the president
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>> now we don't have final numbers as west coast states are counting ballots including mega state, california. >>> democrats have strengthened their control of the senate taking two seats away from the republicans. the races that changed hands are in the states of indiana and massachusetts. >>> and there is a wild card in maine, independent former governor angus king, elected to succeed retiring republican senator olympia snow. king has not yet said which party he will vote with. definitely you look at it in a nutshell -- obama is re-elected. majority in the house and senate remain. marijuana legalized in two states, colorado and washington. gay marriage is legalized in maryland and maine. >> look at everything you listed, plus you look at the big role, latino population, played, and obama won the group by 70% you. you have to wonder. i have heard the analysts talk about this all night. time for introspection in the republican party, because maybe slowly getting at a pace where the country is getting. so that party has a lot to deal with over the next few months. coming up next -- the coverag
>> now we don't have final numbers as west coast states are counting ballots including mega state, california. >>> democrats have strengthened their control of the senate taking two seats away from the republicans. the races that changed hands are in the states of indiana and massachusetts. >>> and there is a wild card in maine, independent former governor angus king, elected to succeed retiring republican senator olympia snow. king has not yet said which party he will...